Archives for February 2008

'“Do I feel I might get traded? Yeah,” Campbell said. “Do I know 100 percent? No. I don’t know what’s going to happen.”' … [Read more...] about Going, going, gone?

'But this is not the same Sabres team. A true contender, playing at home, would have crushed the life out of a wounded Philly team. Instead, they gave them life. As is so often the case, the Sabres wanted things to be easy, and they made the mistake of letting up after taking that 3-0 lead. “Early on, we probably gave them too much respect,” Briere said.' … [Read more...] about Briere adds to the pain of the fans

'f the Buffalo Sabres don’t make the Stanley Cup playoffs, they have to look no further than their record in shootouts as a key reason why.' … [Read more...] about Misfires in shootouts really hurt

'Last week, GM Darcy Regier made it sound like a complicated issue. Actually, it’s a no-brainer. They don’t have a true Stanley Cup contender and aren’t going to sign Campbell for the right price. Buffalo shouldn’t overpay him. His value around the league has simply exceeded his value to their team.' … [Read more...] about All&#8217s quiet on trade front

'Brian Campbell, D, Sabres - Stock: Rising. After rejecting his fiveyear, $ 25 million proposal last summer, the Sabres risk losing him. Several teams are interested.' … [Read more...] about Taking stock of trade winds

'"It's just annoying," said goalie Ryan Miller, who may have been more disheartened after this loss than he has been all season. "It's a team we need to beat, a team we should have beat.''' … [Read more...] about Flyers rally past sagging Sabres

'As of press time on Monday, Campbell was still Sabres property. But with warm, fuzzy feelings aside, the Sabres need to deal the defenseman today before the 3 p.m. trade deadline. Here’s why...'. … [Read more...] about Sabres need to pull trigger on Campbell

'“The last four or five games, I really feel like I’m starting to play well, like I’m starting to create a lot of chances,” Briere said. “But it’s not a switch you turn on and off. If we keep getting the chances, things are going to work for us. Tonight was maybe a little bit of that reward coming our way.”' … [Read more...] about Briere hoping to get positive feeling back

Flyers add Vaclav Prospal (Philadelphia Inquirer) Swedish cavalry isn't on the way (Philadelphia Inquirer) Flyers finally snap losing streak in shootout with Buffalo (Philadelphia Daily News) Finally breaking the ice (Bucks County Courier Times) In desperate need of a lift,Flyers go forth and Prospal (Delaware County Times) Flyers can’t dig out, so Forsberg rejoins … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Philadelphia Coverage

'Things couldn’t have gone much worse for the Sabres, who squandered a three-goal lead for the first time since a 6-5 overtime loss against Toronto on March 15, 2004.' … [Read more...] about Briere clinches Flyers 4-3 SO win over Sabres; Flyers land Prospal in trade with Lightning

'After an active but fruitless extra session, Ales Kotalik beat Martin Biron in the second round of the shootout to give the Sabres the advantage. Carter responded with a marker of his own, however, before Derek Roy fanned on his attempt at the other end. That put the spotlight on Briere, who pulled off a series of quick dekes before slipping a forehand attempt past Miller to … [Read more...] about Philadelphia 4, Buffalo 3 (SO)

'Philadelphia completed the three goal comeback on the power play with R.J. Umberger snapping a wrist shot through traffic to tie the game 3-3 sending it to overtime and then to a shootout. Ales Kotalik and Jeff Carter each scored and it came down to Daniel Briere as the final shooter for the win. Briere would end up scoring the game winner slipping a forehand between the post … [Read more...] about Briere Completes Comeback For Flyers

'"We had them on the ropes, basically out of it, and we let them back in the game," said head coach Lindy Ruff.' … [Read more...] about Uneven attack leads to loss

'The Buffalo Sabres still seem to forget that it takes a full 60 minute effort to win hockey games in the new NHL.' … [Read more...] about Broadsided

Amerks march into last quarter of season (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Rochester Coverage